Eastern Market Main Street’s 2018 Grants for Small Businesses, Facade Improvement and Technical Assistance, are live! Grants are available for businesses within the EMMS corridor. For more details and how to apply click HERE.
CHAMPS 2nd Annual Holiday Sip & Shop was a truly fun and successful evening. We saw over 175 Capitol Hill neighbors and friends come out to enjoy our local retail businesses. Next year we promise longer shopping hours and further opportunities to engage with all CHAMPS member segments.
Congrats to all the 2017 Brickie Award Winners. CHAMPS is especially proud to see CHAMPS member East City Bookshop awarded the business of the year award. Smart choice Councilmember Allen! ******* Councilmember Charles Allen Announces 11th Annual Ward 6 Brickie Award Winners East City Bookshop, John “Peter Bug” Matthews, Bailiwick Clothing, DC Diaper Bank, Andy Litsky…
Blog reposted with permission from CHAMPS Member – DC Access. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that on December 14, it will vote on “Restoring Internet Freedom.” If this effort passes, the internet will be anything but free. In fact, if the proposal as currently written passes, it will repeal long-standing net neutrality rules.…
From HillRag.Com EMCAC Says “No” To Eastern Market Rent Hike Ward 6 Councilmember Allen Pledges Support to Market ByPeter J. Waldron October 27, 2017 On Oct. 25, The Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) came out forcefully the suggested rent increases proposed by the Market landlord, the Department of General Services. DGS-ordered appraisals recommended…
CNHED’s Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Working Group is surveying local and small, independently-owned storefront businesses to gauge the rising cost of commercial property taxes on their business. The working group is also interested in your feedback to identify and propose recommendations to address the rising cost of commercial property taxes. We value and need your input…
Many DC Small and Local business owners, employees, and independent contractors rely on DC Health Link for individual and small group plan options. Please read the below press release from The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking regarding approved health insurance plan rate changes for plan year 2018. These rate increases are…
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen held the Pennsylvania Ave. SE Vision Summit open to all neighbors on Tuesday, October 17th at The Hill Center. With over 100 people in attendance it was clear Capitol Hill and Ward 6 want a more cohesive plan for Pennsylvania Ave. SE leading from 2nd Streets, SE past 16th Streets,…
Brad Johnson of Johnson Law Group recently sat down with our monthly Entrepreneur Group to talk about what form of business entity is best for your business. Check out the great summary here: From Johnson Law Group International PLLC As an expereinced business and commercial law firm in the Washington, DC metropolitan regision and in…
